We know that our new waste and recycling service has meant a big adjustment for Yarra residents, and many of you have questions.  

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Since introducing the purple bin for recycling glass in Yarra we’ve received a few questions on how (and why) our recycling has changed. To help remove any confusion here are your top five recycling questions, answered.

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Now that Yarra has a purple-lidded bin for glass recycling, and we’re working with a local recycling processor, it’s time to get ready for our recycling to change.

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Our Waste Minimisation team hosted a few online information sessions in September. Watch a video of the session to help answer any questions you may have about waste and recycling in Yarra.

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From November we are introducing a new glass-only recycling bin.

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In June, Yarra Councillors voted to roll out a separate bin for recyclable glass later this year to improve how we recycle. 

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To support households with surplus green waste or hard waste items, we're temporarily offering an additional service for residents to drop these items at our Depot on select weekends in May.

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We want to make some changes to your waste and recycling service to help us reduce the amount of waste going to landfill and so we can all recycle better. The roll out of these changes has been delayed due to COVID-19. But we hope to bring them to you in the 2020/21 financial year.

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Transform fashion waste into wearable art and parade it down a runway at Fast Fashun 2.0 2.0: a series of free interactive, educational fashion shows and upcycling sessions.

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